READ THE ODAC FOOTBALL REPORT: WEEK 9
Week nine saw one team fall out of the logjam at the top of the ODAC standings, but three still remain with identical 3-1 records. Hampden-Sydney and Washington and Lee both picked up league wins, while Shenandoah capped its non-conference schedule with a victory. Guilford College added its second ODAC win of the season, creating three ties in the conference table.
THE GAMES
GUILFORD 49, BRIDGEWATER 23 -- Box Score
Guilford racked up 568 yards of offense and held the ball for nearly 36 minutes in winning its second straight ODAC game with a 49-23 victory at Bridgewater. Six offensive touchdowns powered the Quakers efforts.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY 38, EMORY & HENRY 30 -- Box Score
Hampden-Sydney went up early and held on despite a hard charge from Emory & Henry to post a 38-30 victory. H-SC had a big day passing the ball with Major Morgan and Cam Johnson both registering more than 200 yards receiving.
WASHINGTON AND LEE 17, RANDOLPH-MACON 14 -- Box Score
Washington and Lee trailed twice against Randolph-Macon, but the defense pitched a second-half shutout and Josh Breece scored the second of his two touchdowns with 38-seconds to play to lead W&L to a come-from-behind victory.
SHENANDOAH 50, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 15 -- Box Score
Shenandoah capped its non-conference schedule with a 50-15 victory over Apprentice School. The Hornets scored five touchdowns on the ground with two more thru the air on the way to a racking up 50 points for the third time this season.
ODAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE: Washington and Lee running back Josh Breece, a freshman from Lorton, Va., picks up his second weekly award of the season after helping Washington and Lee complete a 17-14 comeback win at Randolph-Macon. Breece cracked the 100-yard plateau for the sixth time this season as he ran for 199 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. His first score came via a 56-yard scamper in the second quarter, but it was his second touchdown that proved the deciding moment in the game. Breece collected 28-of-39 yards on the Generals' final scoring drive after taking over on a R-MC turnover. Breece capped the series with a 1-yard TD with 38-seconds to play, giving W&L its first lead since Breece's first score with 9:55 on the second quarter clock. For the season, Breece leads the ODAC with 1,127 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing. Those numbers are fifth and sixth in W&L program history.
DEFENSE: Washington and Lee linebacker Max Garrett, a senior from Fairfield, Conn., led a defensive unit that pitched a second-half shutout in the Generals 17-14 come-from-behind victory at Randolph-Macon. Garrett was in on a season-best 14 tackles with three solo stops as Washington and Lee held R-MC to more than 26 points below its season average. Garrett's biggest play came at the most opportune moment when he intercepted a pass at midfield and returned it 11 yards to setup what would become the game-winning drive. The victory keeps Washington and Lee in the hunt for the ODAC title in a three-way tie with Hampden-Sydney and Shenandoah at 3-1. For the season, Garrett leads the ODAC with 77 total tackles and 46 solo stops. His 9.6 tackles per game average is second in the league. He ranks fifth nationally among Division III players with 344 career tackles.
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